Poverty and Unemployment

Assessment of the growth experience: Poverty and Unemployment

Poverty and unemployment are closely related
High poverty has a multiplier effect on quality of life, deprivation, malnutrition, illiteracy and low human resource development.

Rajasthan : Geological Structure

Geologically Rajasthan comprises rocks from oldest Archean rocks to recent alluvium formations . The oldest formations are known as Banded Gneissic Complex exposed in central and southern Rajasthan. The Aravalli hill range dividing the State diagonally is made up of precambrian rocks of Aravalli and Delhi Super group comprising the metamorphosed gneisses, schists, marble, quartzite, … Read more Rajasthan : Geological Structure

Miscellaneous Facts:

1.The Marathas were Scindia (Gwalior), Holkar (Indore), Gaekwar (Baroda), Bhonsle (Nagpur). 2.Sawai Jai Singh of Amer (Jaipur) had Euclid’s ‘Elements of Geometry) & several works on Trigonometry were translated into Sanskrit. Banda Bairagi was baptised as Banda Singh Bahadur by Guru Gobind Singh. 3.Alfonso d’ Albuquerque came to India as the Portuguese … Read more Miscellaneous Facts:

Drainage System of India

Drainage: Flow of water through well-defined channels. Network of such channels is called a drainage system . Drainage basin: An area drained by a river and its tributaries. Watershed: Boundary line separating one drainage basin from other. River basins are larger watersheds. Drainage pattern of an area depends on the geological time period, nature and … Read more Drainage System of India

Natural Vegetation of Rajasthan

Rajasthan is blessed with great variety of natural resources ranging from scanty vegetation in the western arid region to mixed delicious and sub-tropical evergreen forests in the east and south east of Aravali ranges. Forest cover is 32744.49 sq.km.(12475 sq.km. is reserved, 18222 sq.km.is Protected Forest 2046.75 is unclassified forest) which is about 9.57% of the total … Read more Natural Vegetation of Rajasthan

Important Land Laws in Rajasthan: Rajasthan Tenancy Act, 1955

Rajasthan Tenancy Act, 1955 Important Definitions of the Act (Imp for Two markers) Agricultural Year : means the year commencing on the first day of July and ending on the thirtieth day of June next following. Agriculture [s.5(2)]: shall include horticulture, [cattle breeding, diary farming],[ poultry farming and forestry development]. Agriculturist [s.5(3)]: shall mean a … Read more Important Land Laws in Rajasthan: Rajasthan Tenancy Act, 1955

Art, Culture, Literature and Architecture

Harappan art 2500 1800 BC

Also known as the bronze age
Architecture refers to designing of and construction of buildings where are the sculpture is a three-dimensional work of art
In architecture ,various types of materials are used that is a stone , wood, glass, metal etc .where as sculpture is made of single piece of material.
Architecture involves study of engineering And Engineering Mathematics and depends upon measurements, where as sculpture involves creativity and imagination , may not depend on measurements.

Concepts of Law: Ownership and possession, Personality, Liability, Rights and Duties.

CONCEPTS OF LAW: OWNERSHIP The idea of ownership developed by slow degrees with the growth of civilization. So long as the people were wandering from place to place and had no settled place of residence, they had no sense of ownership. The idea began to grow when they started planting trees, cultivating land, building their … Read more Concepts of Law: Ownership and possession, Personality, Liability, Rights and Duties.

Land reforms

In rural India, land is the single most important productive asset owned by the people

Why are land reforms needed?